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HMS Achilles badge

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HMS Achilles' ship's badge. This was designed in England by Major C.J. ffoulkes (1868-1947) and approved on 20 July 1931. The badge bears the helmeted head of Achilles on a red background and the motto Fortiter in Re, meaning either 'unyielding in action' or 'bravely in action'.

Credit

National Museum of the Royal New Zealand Navy
Permission of the National Museum of the Royal New Zealand Navy must be obtained before any reuse of this image.

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HMS Achilles badge, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/hms-achilles-badge, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated